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  1. Josh Steinberg

    International Via Vision Entertainment announces new premium Blu-ray label IMPRINT

    What’s the best domestic (U.S.) source for ordering Imprint if I’d like to get in on some Prisoner action? I missed the previous sets and wouldn’t mind owning this at a reasonable price.
  2. Josh Steinberg

    UHD Review A Few Words About A few words about...™ - Aliens -- in 4k UHD

    It may be more of a semantics argument among the naysayers but I think it more or less comes down to this, at least in the case of the people complaining in that link Tony shared that I was responding to. -The movie looks the way the filmmaker wants it to look, which means that by definition...
  3. Josh Steinberg

    ***Official 1st HTF Western Movies/TV Shows Challenge 2024***

    I rewatched “The Quiet Man” for St. Patrick’s Day and while I’m not going to count it on my tally, I think it deserves an honorable mention here, coming from the western genre’s greatest director and featuring its brightest star. John Ford uses a lot of the tropes and trappings of the western...
  4. Josh Steinberg

    UHD Review A Few Words About A few words about...™ - Aliens -- in 4k UHD

    Not really, no. “HDR” simply means “high dynamic range” which in layman’s terms essentially means that there’s a wider range between what the dimmest amount of light the TV can make vs the brightest amount of light the TV can make, and in the 4K HDR format, the difference between those two is...
  5. Josh Steinberg

    Blu-ray Review A Few Words About A few words about...™ - Poor Things -- in Blu-ray

    Specifically with Poor Things, Disney has not been releasing 4K UHD discs for recent productions from their Searchlight imprint. They haven’t double dipped. They just don’t do 4K UHD discs for those titles. Is it possible they’ll double dip down the line? Sure, anything’s possible. Is it...
  6. Josh Steinberg

    International Via Vision Entertainment announces new premium Blu-ray label IMPRINT

    Ron, your all time favorite TV show finale :D
  7. Josh Steinberg

    ***Official 1st HTF Western Movies/TV Shows Challenge 2024***

    Last night was “The Shootist” - not my first time seeing it, but the Arrow is huge improvement over the old German BD. The best part of this movie is the opportunity it gives to see John Wayne in a final role that leverages his actual declining health to merge his on-screen persona with his...
  8. Josh Steinberg

    UHD Review A Few Words About A few words about...™ - Titanic -- in 4k UHD

    Yes, it was converted to 3D approximately 7-8 years ago and released theatrically. The 3D disc version was released in international markets but not in the United States. The disc is Zone B locked.
  9. Josh Steinberg

    Superman (2025)

    Not really that big of a deal - Gunn’s last two films were presented entirely in the digital IMAX 1.90:1 ratio in those theaters as well.
  10. Josh Steinberg

    Colt .45 - The Complete Series - Coming to Blu-Ray on March 12th '24 (Warner Archive)

    I’ve gotten word that Warner Archive is being kind enough to share a review copy with HTF. I will hopefully be getting it next week and look forward to being able to cover this release in an official capacity.
  11. Josh Steinberg

    Streaming straight from TV app versus playing from your cable box?

    If you’re going through a cable box rather than OTA digital antenna, you’re most likely getting that signal compressed twice - first when the network delivers it to the cable company, and then again when the cable company sends it over their service lines to you. You’re probably going to have to...
  12. Josh Steinberg

    General Discussion Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase 5 General Discussion (Spoilers discussed for All Films -- Please Read First Post)

    What they had going for them then - and what’s missing now - is that everything tended to feel like it was building towards a conclusion that the audience was invested in. If you pull that apart it’s not literally true - Iron Man 3 grossed a billion dollars but had nothing to do with Infinity...
  13. Josh Steinberg

    Press Release BVHE Press Release: The Abyss, True Lies, Aliens, Titanic, Avatar and Avatar: The Way of the Water (4k UHD) (Blu-ray)

    This is what happens now. Scalpers buy new releases knowing that replication logjams frequently happen and prey on people who either feel they need to have it immediately and/or falsely believe that they have forever lost their chance to buy it at face value. But just because a seller is...
  14. Josh Steinberg

    Press Release BVHE Press Release: The Abyss, True Lies, Aliens, Titanic, Avatar and Avatar: The Way of the Water (4k UHD) (Blu-ray)

    I think they probably felt it would be a makable date given the long lead time between announcement and release but that’s also what happens when there’s only one major replication plant for all of North America. There isn’t demand to open more plants so it just sort of is what it is. The little...
  15. Josh Steinberg

    UHD Review A Few Words About A few words about...™ - The Abyss -- in 4k UHD

    I don’t think Amazon strictly goes by first in, first out. There’s also the matter of which warehouses get stock first and then which customers are linked to those specific warehouses as their origin points, etc. And just luck of the draw, as well.
  16. Josh Steinberg

    A24, Imax Set New Monthly Screening Series

    It says it’s going to be once a month and only a percentage of total IMAX screens so I think they’ll be able to give up one screening a month at a normally dead time and promote it as an event and that’ll be a win.
  17. Josh Steinberg

    Press Release BVHE Press Release: The Abyss, True Lies, Aliens, Titanic, Avatar and Avatar: The Way of the Water (4k UHD) (Blu-ray)

    FWIW, I’ve collected vinyl records all my life and that industry has undergone a transformation not dissimilar to physical media for movies. Vinyl is no longer a mass market product but a niche one, and it’s industry has downscaled production and distribution so that it’s the appropriate size...
  18. Josh Steinberg

    Pre-Order Fear and Desire (1953) (4k UHD Combo) (Blu-ray) Available for Preorder

    I’m working my way through the review disc right now but while the review isn’t finished yet I can say this much right now: this is a must-buy for Kubrick aficionados.
  19. Josh Steinberg

    3D Top 30 Must Own 3D Blu-Ray Releases

    I’m probably as big of a 3D guy as they come, and I was just underwhelmed with the 3D presentation on it as well. I reached it a few weeks ago and was surprised at myself for having the thought that that was probably the last time I’ll watch it in that format. There are a lot of scenes in low...
  20. Josh Steinberg

    Apple TV+ Apple TV+ Ad-Supported Tier In Works

    I think they’d be closing the door on too much potential revenue if they did that. A big part of the allure in their ad copy is all of the “no commitment” language that they’d be throwing away. A year up front will also give sticker shock to a good number of their subscribers. Speaking...
  21. Josh Steinberg

    Blu-ray Review The Shootist (Limited Edition) – Blu-ray Review

    Probably because it’s extremely unlikely that any of these titles will be remastered again.
  22. Josh Steinberg

    Apple TV+ Apple TV+ Ad-Supported Tier In Works

    At the risk of sounding like a broken record (thankfully the demographic at this forum skews old enough that I don’t have to explain that phrase!), I think that’s the way to handle subscription streaming. This isn’t cable. You don’t pay an installation fee, need a technician to adjust a setting...
  23. Josh Steinberg

    Digital Review Aliens Digital UHD Review

    I ripped the Anthology discs for my Plex server years ago and so many of the bonus features have slates like that - the discs are authored in such a way that playback begins after the slate has cleared but they’re all there on the actual files.
  24. Josh Steinberg

    Press Release PHE Press Release: Escape From L.A. (1996) (4k UHD)

    It would almost certainly be the existing DVD so if that’s what the DVD was then that’s what’s gonna be in the set.
  25. Josh Steinberg

    Press Release PHE Press Release: Escape From L.A. (1996) (4k UHD)

    This is a way for Paramount to clear out excess inventory at a reasonable price to the consumer - by including all formats at what is basically a DVD-only price, this is meant for the budget minded consumer. They are not making new inventory or creating new masters for this series of repacks.
  26. Josh Steinberg

    Digital Review Aliens Digital UHD Review

    It may be behind the scenes tinkering getting the digital copies prepared for code redemptions on 3/12. Apple titles frequently get wonky when they’re working on behind the scenes updates. If they do fix this, I don’t anticipate the fix being unveiled before street date, so I think it’s just too...
  27. Josh Steinberg

    UHD Review A Few Words About A few words about...™ - Aliens -- in 4k UHD

    I wouldn’t be too concerned. They’re taking orders through the end of May. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny shipped late too. With a plethora of major releases all scheduled for March 12, that’s a strain on the limited remaining physical media infrastructure and that’s the most like...
  28. Josh Steinberg

    Press Release BVHE Press Release: The Abyss, True Lies, Aliens, Titanic, Avatar and Avatar: The Way of the Water (4k UHD) (Blu-ray)

    I don’t remember the exact price but something like $12 each since I had already cleared the purchase requirement to get the order discount.
  29. Josh Steinberg

    Press Release BVHE Press Release: The Abyss, True Lies, Aliens, Titanic, Avatar and Avatar: The Way of the Water (4k UHD) (Blu-ray)

    Disney Movie Club doesn’t appear to have shipped yet - I’m getting two of the three - but for the discount that was being offered, I can afford to wait.
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